Category Archives: Peacebuilding

Promoting Equality for Women in Afghanistan

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

On July 18th, 2013, the U.S. Institute of Peace and U.S. Agency for International development hosted an expert panel, which discussed efforts made by multilateral actors within the U.S. Government and internationally, in ensuring a commitment to the empowerment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Girls' Education, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Afghanistan, Asia Foundation, Carla Koppell, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Hossai Wardak, International Development, Jim Marshall, Kathleen Kuehnast, Naheed Farid, Palwasha Kakar, Peacebuilding, Promote, Rajiv Shah, Rangina Hamidi, USAID, USIP, William Byrd, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Peace Operations in Africa: Lessons Learned Since 2000

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

More than 50 peace operations have deployed in Africa since 2000, including multiple African-led or hybrid African Union/United Nations initiatives. The frequency of these deployments underscores the ongoing importance of these operations in the playbook of regional and multilateral bodies … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Conflict Management, Fragile States, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Africa, Conflict, Fragile States, Partnership peacekeeping, Peace, Peace Operations, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, United Nations, Women | Leave a comment

Malala’s UN address: Education for all is the only solution

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12 July 2013 at the United Nations, by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala became a public figure when she was shot by the Taliban … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Development, Education First, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai, peace education, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Children and Armed Conflict: annual report of U.N. Secretary-General

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Created in 1998, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG-CAAC) recently released the 2012 Annual Report of U.N. Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict. The Office has secured political and diplomatic engagement of Member … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding | Tagged Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence | Leave a comment

U.N. Security Council new resolution on conflict-related sexual violence

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution on conflict-related sexual violence on June 24, 2013. Here is a statement by Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women: “UN Women welcomes the unanimous adoption of Security Council resolution … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict Management, Gender Based Violence, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Conflict, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Peace, Peacebuilding, UN Women, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

USAID Findings: Evidence in Youth Education in Crisis and Conflict

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

USAID just released its latest research regarding international youth and education programming. Cross-posting from USAID: “Three new “State of the Field” reports summarize the findings of 122 unique studies and consultations with over 75 subject matter experts across three topics … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, International Development, Peacebuilding | Tagged Africa, Child Protection, Conflict, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, USAID, Youth | Leave a comment

Girls’ Leadership Development In Action: CARE’s experience from the field

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

CARE recently published “Girls’ Leadership Development in Action” as a follow-on to the 2009 edition called, “The Power to Lead: A Leadership Model for Adolescent Girls” which outlined CARE’s approach to leadership development and the prioritization of girls. In this document, you will see … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged CARE, Child Protection, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Violence against women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Wartime Sexual Violence: new USIP report

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

This new USIP (United States Institute of Peace) report summarizes ten major misconceptions about wartime sexual violence, highlighting both advances and gaps in our knowledge. Drawing on social science research, it outlines for policymakers the current state of knowledge about wartime sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Fragile States, Gender-Based Violence, Peacebuilding, Security, USIP, Violence against women, War | Leave a comment

A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education is a 28-minute movie that presents three stories illustrating the impact of human rights education respectively on school children (India), law enforcement agencies (Australia) and women victims of violence (Turkey). … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged A Path to Dignity, Australia, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education Associates, India, Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, peace education, President of Costa Rica, Soka Gakkai International, Turkey, United Nations, United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

“Women Count” Security Council Resolution 1325: Civil Society Monitoring Report 2012

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

The Global Network of women Peacebuilders (GNWP), a program partner of the International Civil society Action Network (ICAN), is a coalition of women’s groups and other civil society organizations from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, West Asia, Latin … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Africa, Burundi, Colombia, Democratic Rebublic of Congo, Fiji, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Global Network of women Peacebuilders, Liberia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peacebuilding, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Uganda, UN Women, United Nations, UNSCR 1325, Women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment